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Book Chapter Overview The italic writing below lists the topics covered in the Teacher's chapter. Each chapter also includes a Lesson Plan and Curriculum Connections. |
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The Technology Gap
The 21st Century Classroom
Connecting to Scribes Online
Obtaining a Passport
Navigating Through the Web Site
Chapter 1: Brainstorming
in an Electronic Space - Building the basis for writing electronically
by brainstorming ideas using a chat room online and then working cooperatively
and using decision making skills to collaborate on a topic for writing.
Some issues discussed in this chapter of the Teacher's book are:
Why Write Online?
Collaborative Learning Online
Computer Terms
Chat Tutorial
Curriculum Links for Brainstorming
Online
Chapter 2: Strengthening
the Foundation for your Writing (Applies to Student Chapter 2 &
3)--Organizing writing and thinking about setting, characters,
and story plot by using online templates to work and then print out
for further use. Issues discussed in the Teacher's Chapter 2:
Creating a Storyboard
for Writing
Planning writing using online forms
BYTEStorms & BYTEPlans for several genre
Using a Decision- Making Matrix
Tips for Planning Collaborative
Chat groups
Using Logs & electronic notebooks
Chapter 3: Building
the Supports for your Writing (Applies
to Student Chapter 4)---- Research the Topics, Build Background
Knowledge, Integrate the Research into the Story. Discussed further
in the Teacher's Guide:
Honing Research Skills
online and offline
Arranging classroom for collaborative research
Task Oriented students
Creating "Resource Lists" for a Bibliography
Why Research Online?
Utilizing to-do lists and logs for efficient researching
Using POD with small goups
Chapter 4: Building your CyberPod by Writing in an Electronic Space (Applies to Student Chapter 5) - Meeting in a chat room for writing electronically. Sharing sentences using the chat room and then working cooperatively and using decision making skills to collaborate on the writing. Discussed in the Teacher's book:
Writing and discussing the story inside the POD
Using "The Amber Mystery" as a sample POD
Deciding whether to have one or many PODs for your class
Using online forms to teach story elements
- Character, Plot & Setting
Facilitating the us of the PODS as writing tools
Linking the story to research
Coming to Conclusions
Before you hit the teacher's Panic Button!
Dealing with different technological situations and the POD
Chapter 5:Finishing
your CyberPOD - (Student Chapter 6)
Enhancing
writing- Adding adjectives, adverbs,
rich vocabulary, and other author's tools to make writing awesome. Using
a whiteboard online to "visualize" the story as it grows.
Connecting
-using hypertext to link research to your story to make it authentic
and ready for publication on the Internet.
Inspecting
- Evaluate the writing and then POLISH it for publication
Publishing your CyberPod in our
Galleria!
Teacher's book focuses on :
Using author's tools to write
International editors
Deciding whether to have one or many PODs for your class
Integrating across the curriulum
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